Chapter 53
What does it mean to be criticized as soon as a chapter is published?
"It's quite delicious."
Inside the temporary shelter set up by the CEA, the aroma of disinfectant and hot rice mingled together, not exactly pleasant, but carrying a sense of peace after surviving a catastrophe.
Holding the aluminum plate, the steaming rice filled his eyes, and his mood improved involuntarily. As he ate, his gaze unconsciously drifted to the children not far away.
Several teenagers sat huddled in a corner of the shelter, clutching a few round candies in their hands, the wrappers gleaming faintly in the emergency light.
The candy wrappers weren't the kind you usually see in supermarkets; they had a light blue CEA logo printed on them, probably because they were part of the relief supplies specifically for children.
The children carefully unwrapped the candy, talking with candy in their mouths, their cheeks puffed out, their smiles still carrying a touch of vitality that hadn't been extinguished by the disaster.
Seeing this scene, Yun Yu suddenly felt as if he had really protected something. He slowed down his eating, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up, revealing a silly smile.
He didn't get up until he had eaten the last grain of rice before walking to the water dispenser in the corner and getting a glass of warm water.
The warm water slid down my throat, dispelling the dryness left by three days of eating bread, and finally allowing my long-tense nerves to relax.
In the world of the Great Battle of Time and Space over the past three days, he had hardly eaten a hot meal, and survived all the tough battles on bread and cold water. Now, holding a water cup and watching the people coming and going in the shelter, Yun Yu even had the illusion of being in heaven.
As for how he managed to sneak into this temporary shelter, that story begins when he first returned from that world.
The moment he returned to his own world, a burning beam shot directly at him, and he almost took the entire beam head-on, nearly blasting him into a puff of smoke.
After all, the Orb King in this world is different from the one in the Super Dimensional War – this is something that actually destroyed a world.
Strangely, after that incinerating beam, King Orb was as if his soul had been ripped out, frozen in place like a puppet, without even a struggle. So Sirius raised his hand and continuously output a Sirius photon ray, which completely destroyed it.
After defeating King Orb, looking at the devastated battlefield, he suddenly realized that he had never tried a cool take-off and exit when fighting monsters before. Why not give it a try this time?
Just as he raised his hand to prepare for takeoff, he caught a glimpse of the temporary shelter not far away. The explosion that had just killed King Orb had affected this place, and the supply racks piled in the corner were teetering on the verge of collapsing and about to fall on the children below.
Yun Yu almost instinctively deactivated her transformation and rushed over at a speed invisible to the naked eye, grabbing the children and carrying them away from the danger zone.
Watching the children being safely taken away by the staff, he patted his stomach and suddenly remembered that he hadn't eaten yet. Since he was already there, he might as well have a bowl of rice before leaving. Unexpectedly, the hot rice in the shelter tasted much better than he had imagined.
"Excuse me, could you tell me which area you ordered your barbecue from?"
A middle-aged woman's voice interrupted his thoughts. Yun Yu looked up and saw the woman staring at his plate with curiosity in her eyes.
He paused for a moment, then asked, "Where did you find out about barbecue?" He wanted to try it too.
"You smell like barbecue, so I was wondering where I can get some barbecue for my kids."
Yun Yu: "..." Do you want me to give you the grilled meat from my chest?
He didn't say that aloud, of course. Yun Yu just smiled and explained, "When I came over, the barbecue stall had already been washed away, so I guess we won't be able to get any."
The middle-aged woman looked regretful, said "thank you," and turned to leave.
Yun Yu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to take another sip of water when a female voice suddenly came from behind her.
"There's no barbecue in this shelter, so where did you add it from?"
He turned around and saw Su Mo carrying a tray, sitting down next to him without a care in the world.
She wore thin-rimmed glasses, had exquisite makeup, and her hair was neatly styled in a ponytail, making her look completely different from the tired-looking, disheveled reporter at the convenience store in the early morning.
"Su Mo?" Yun Yu called out tentatively, her gaze falling on the press pass on Su Mo's chest before she dared to confirm that the person in front of her was indeed Su Mo.
"What's wrong? Don't you recognize me?" Su Mo broke apart the disposable chopsticks, turned to look at him, and smiled.
Yun Yu's lips twitched. She thought to herself, "No wonder she can't recognize him. The office worker who was drinking coffee in the convenience store at dawn, looking like he was about to die, is completely different from the reporter in front of her, dressed in a professional suit and with impeccable makeup."
"What are you doing here?" He avoided the topic of barbecue and asked first.
Su Mo looked at him as if he were a monster, said nothing, and simply pushed her work badge in front of him.
In the photo of the reporter's name tag from the Xindu Daily, she was wearing a uniform and had a serious expression, exactly the same as she looks now.
It was only then that Yun Yu remembered that the Xindu Daily was an official newspaper organization of the CEA, so Su Mo must be here for an interview or something.
Yun Yu was silent for a moment, then scratched her head: "Sorry, my mind is a bit confused. I forgot you're a reporter for CEA."
"It's nothing," Su Mo replied casually. She was about to lower her head to eat when she couldn't help but turn her head away, her shoulders trembling slightly.
"Sorry, I broke the bandage." She covered her mouth, her eyes reddening as she tried to suppress her laughter.
"……fine."
After Su Mo finished eating, she turned to look at Yun Yu, her eyes filled with curiosity: "And you? Why did you come here?"
"Um, I just happened to be passing by and helped out a little, and then I came here to freeload a meal." Yun Yu scratched his head, sounding a bit embarrassed.
"Pfft." Su Mo laughed out loud: "You're quite honest."
She paused, then asked, "Would you be interested in another interview with me? Just a few questions about the monster attack."
Yun Yu shook his head vigorously, sensing that this woman was somewhat dangerous and daring not to engage in further conversation with her.
Su Mo didn't force him, but simply put on a regretful expression, took a piece of candy from her pocket, and put it on his plate.
The candy was the same as the one the children had just received—round and with a light blue wrapper bearing the CEA logo.
"This is a reward for answering questions honestly," Su Mo said.
"I was originally only giving these to honest children, but I'm giving them to you now." With that, she picked up her plate and walked towards the dish return area.
Yun Yu stared blankly at the candy on the plate. He had just seen the children clutching this kind of candy, and now it seemed that Su Mo had given it to them.
Inside the temporary shelter set up by the CEA, the aroma of disinfectant and hot rice mingled together, not exactly pleasant, but carrying a sense of peace after surviving a catastrophe.
Holding the aluminum plate, the steaming rice filled his eyes, and his mood improved involuntarily. As he ate, his gaze unconsciously drifted to the children not far away.
Several teenagers sat huddled in a corner of the shelter, clutching a few round candies in their hands, the wrappers gleaming faintly in the emergency light.
The candy wrappers weren't the kind you usually see in supermarkets; they had a light blue CEA logo printed on them, probably because they were part of the relief supplies specifically for children.
The children carefully unwrapped the candy, talking with candy in their mouths, their cheeks puffed out, their smiles still carrying a touch of vitality that hadn't been extinguished by the disaster.
Seeing this scene, Yun Yu suddenly felt as if he had really protected something. He slowed down his eating, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up, revealing a silly smile.
He didn't get up until he had eaten the last grain of rice before walking to the water dispenser in the corner and getting a glass of warm water.
The warm water slid down my throat, dispelling the dryness left by three days of eating bread, and finally allowing my long-tense nerves to relax.
In the world of the Great Battle of Time and Space over the past three days, he had hardly eaten a hot meal, and survived all the tough battles on bread and cold water. Now, holding a water cup and watching the people coming and going in the shelter, Yun Yu even had the illusion of being in heaven.
As for how he managed to sneak into this temporary shelter, that story begins when he first returned from that world.
The moment he returned to his own world, a burning beam shot directly at him, and he almost took the entire beam head-on, nearly blasting him into a puff of smoke.
After all, the Orb King in this world is different from the one in the Super Dimensional War – this is something that actually destroyed a world.
Strangely, after that incinerating beam, King Orb was as if his soul had been ripped out, frozen in place like a puppet, without even a struggle. So Sirius raised his hand and continuously output a Sirius photon ray, which completely destroyed it.
After defeating King Orb, looking at the devastated battlefield, he suddenly realized that he had never tried a cool take-off and exit when fighting monsters before. Why not give it a try this time?
Just as he raised his hand to prepare for takeoff, he caught a glimpse of the temporary shelter not far away. The explosion that had just killed King Orb had affected this place, and the supply racks piled in the corner were teetering on the verge of collapsing and about to fall on the children below.
Yun Yu almost instinctively deactivated her transformation and rushed over at a speed invisible to the naked eye, grabbing the children and carrying them away from the danger zone.
Watching the children being safely taken away by the staff, he patted his stomach and suddenly remembered that he hadn't eaten yet. Since he was already there, he might as well have a bowl of rice before leaving. Unexpectedly, the hot rice in the shelter tasted much better than he had imagined.
"Excuse me, could you tell me which area you ordered your barbecue from?"
A middle-aged woman's voice interrupted his thoughts. Yun Yu looked up and saw the woman staring at his plate with curiosity in her eyes.
He paused for a moment, then asked, "Where did you find out about barbecue?" He wanted to try it too.
"You smell like barbecue, so I was wondering where I can get some barbecue for my kids."
Yun Yu: "..." Do you want me to give you the grilled meat from my chest?
He didn't say that aloud, of course. Yun Yu just smiled and explained, "When I came over, the barbecue stall had already been washed away, so I guess we won't be able to get any."
The middle-aged woman looked regretful, said "thank you," and turned to leave.
Yun Yu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to take another sip of water when a female voice suddenly came from behind her.
"There's no barbecue in this shelter, so where did you add it from?"
He turned around and saw Su Mo carrying a tray, sitting down next to him without a care in the world.
She wore thin-rimmed glasses, had exquisite makeup, and her hair was neatly styled in a ponytail, making her look completely different from the tired-looking, disheveled reporter at the convenience store in the early morning.
"Su Mo?" Yun Yu called out tentatively, her gaze falling on the press pass on Su Mo's chest before she dared to confirm that the person in front of her was indeed Su Mo.
"What's wrong? Don't you recognize me?" Su Mo broke apart the disposable chopsticks, turned to look at him, and smiled.
Yun Yu's lips twitched. She thought to herself, "No wonder she can't recognize him. The office worker who was drinking coffee in the convenience store at dawn, looking like he was about to die, is completely different from the reporter in front of her, dressed in a professional suit and with impeccable makeup."
"What are you doing here?" He avoided the topic of barbecue and asked first.
Su Mo looked at him as if he were a monster, said nothing, and simply pushed her work badge in front of him.
In the photo of the reporter's name tag from the Xindu Daily, she was wearing a uniform and had a serious expression, exactly the same as she looks now.
It was only then that Yun Yu remembered that the Xindu Daily was an official newspaper organization of the CEA, so Su Mo must be here for an interview or something.
Yun Yu was silent for a moment, then scratched her head: "Sorry, my mind is a bit confused. I forgot you're a reporter for CEA."
"It's nothing," Su Mo replied casually. She was about to lower her head to eat when she couldn't help but turn her head away, her shoulders trembling slightly.
"Sorry, I broke the bandage." She covered her mouth, her eyes reddening as she tried to suppress her laughter.
"……fine."
After Su Mo finished eating, she turned to look at Yun Yu, her eyes filled with curiosity: "And you? Why did you come here?"
"Um, I just happened to be passing by and helped out a little, and then I came here to freeload a meal." Yun Yu scratched his head, sounding a bit embarrassed.
"Pfft." Su Mo laughed out loud: "You're quite honest."
She paused, then asked, "Would you be interested in another interview with me? Just a few questions about the monster attack."
Yun Yu shook his head vigorously, sensing that this woman was somewhat dangerous and daring not to engage in further conversation with her.
Su Mo didn't force him, but simply put on a regretful expression, took a piece of candy from her pocket, and put it on his plate.
The candy was the same as the one the children had just received—round and with a light blue wrapper bearing the CEA logo.
"This is a reward for answering questions honestly," Su Mo said.
"I was originally only giving these to honest children, but I'm giving them to you now." With that, she picked up her plate and walked towards the dish return area.
Yun Yu stared blankly at the candy on the plate. He had just seen the children clutching this kind of candy, and now it seemed that Su Mo had given it to them.